Polydrusus impressifrons
{{short description|Species of beetle}}
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| image = Polydrusus impressifrons 5.JPG
| genus = Polydrusus
| species = impressifrons
| authority = (Gyllenhal, 1834)
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Polydrusus impressifrons, known generally as the pale green weevil or leaf weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is native to Europe, but was introduced to North America in the early 20th Century. They feed on fruit trees and hardwood trees.{{Cite web |last=Lisak |first=Sarah |last2=Aukema |first2=Brian |last3=Shanovich |first3=Hailey |title=Polydrusus Weevils {{!}} FruitEdge |url=https://fruitedge.umn.edu/insect-pests/polydrusus-weevils |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=fruitedge.umn.edu}}
Description
Polydrusus impressifrons looks similar to Polydrusus formosus, but P. impressifrons is smaller, lighter and has a broader head. Adult beetles are pale green-blue in color and have a pattern of lines and dots on their backs. They reach a length of {{Convert|0.15-0.22|in|mm}}.File:Polydrusus impressifrons 9.JPG
Subspecies
References
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{{Cite web| title=Polydrusus impressifrons Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=618820
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| access-date=2018-04-21
}}
{{Cite web| title=Polydrusus impressifrons species details
| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a1506d1498efad76bd9e69b43a0591dd
| website=Catalogue of Life
| access-date=2018-04-21
}}
{{Cite web| title=Polydrusus impressifrons
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1176504
| website=GBIF
| access-date=2018-04-21
}}
{{Cite web| title=Polydrusus impressifrons Species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/119188
| website=BugGuide.net
| access-date=2018-04-21
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I
| date = 2013
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-26093-1
}}
- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II
| date = 2013
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-25916-4
}}
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Polydrusus impressifrons}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1834
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